day four - family

I know i said this trip was just about us but sometimes you just have to take opportunities when they come.

On thursday we decided to more up the coast from Newport to Nehalem Bay State Park. One thing we learned on this trip is that ALL of Oregon's state parks along the coast are 100% reservations only. If you haven't planned ahead you have to wait and see if anyone has canceled or is leaving early.

We always got in but one guy in line had been trying for two days... After setting up in our new location we drove up to Sunset beach just 32 miles up the coast where Aunt Dorris and Uncle Knude's family was having their family reunion. We couldn't not go see them when they were SO close. We had so much fun playing in the water..

and Dave built a fire so we could all keep warm, cook hotdogs and roast marshmallows!

As you can see from the pictures it was not a sunny day but,
it was so fun to see them and spend a few relaxing hours on the beach.

day three - sightseeing

On our third day we didn't have to change campgrounds so we enjoyed sleeping in and had a nice waffle breakfast.

Then we packed up sack lunches and headed out to the Sea Lion Caves.

On our way back we stopped by Seal Rocks to attempt a geocache and walk down to the beach.

Unfortunately the fog had gotten so thick and we were getting cold we decided to cancel going on the long walk down the hill to the beach.

So we decided to check out the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport.

Where we also saw some sea lions..

Then we finished our activities with a well deserved nap!

day two - change of location

Day two after diving in clear lake we took a little nap (a must when camping) then took down the trailer and headed for the Oregon coast. We have a dive buddy that lives down here and he sent us an email letting us know of all the fun waterfalls and scenic byways we could see and take on our way to Newport from the lake. We stopped at a few that were right next to the road and had room for trailer parking.

We arrived in Newport and found a spot at the state park set up camp and had just enough time to make it to the beach for sunset.

summer vacation

Matt and I set a goal this year to "vacation" more. Oh sure we have always taken vacations from work but for the most part we stay home and worked on stuff or we travel to/with family. Don't get me wrong family is great but in our 16 years of marriage I don't think we have gone on more then 4 vacations alone and they have all been weekend trips. So we are down in Oregon vacationing! Thanks to Randy and Lisa for letting us borrow their tent trailer we get to stay for a whole week!

We packed everything up over the weekend and took off at 10am Monday morning. After a few quick stops (gas, back home to fix the tail light, the dive shop, Costco, Safeway), and a medium length drive, we arrived at Clear Lake Resort in Oregon by 7:30pm. According to Google maps the trip should take about 6 hours with traffic from our house to the resort.

We had just enough time look out across the lake once, find a "rustic" campsite to park the trailer in and set up for the night.

After having some sandwiches and chips for dinner, we played a couple games and went to bed.

We started our first day by getting up at the crack of dawn (6am) and went for a brisk scuba dive (Lake temperature was 40°)

The lake is accurately named, visibility was VERY good (just a guess- 75' to 100')

Happy 16th!

16 years ago today I married the love of my life!

love is in the air!

i got my new DOWNEAST catalog today and i'm in love with most everything in it!

i mean, how cute is this cardigan?

and this shirt would be the perfect with said cardigan!

i think my bag/purse collection would be much more complete with this great bag.

i really like how they have used this necklace as a belt.

these are just a few of my favorite things. =)

how lazy do you think i am?

for all of you not in the know, my nickname is Turkey. so no, i'm not so lazy that i haven't changed my background in over a year. i just thought it was a fitting background. =)